Capuano returns from the disabled list and a strained left calf muscle. In his only start for the Dodgers this year, he lasted two-plus innings trying to pitch with the injury.

Nothing like a cold and rainy evening to set the stage for Capuano's comeback, right? (Make sure you allow extra time for warming up, Cap!) But if we're to make up any of this 5.5-game deficit in the division (not to mention ending a four-game losing streak), a win tonight over the third-place Diamondbacks would be a good start.

Let's hope Cap can dump the Diamondbacks tonight:

Oh, and SoSG AC and I will be at the game this evening. We'll be the ones in our SoSG parkas. Drop a line if you want to share a hot toddy.

(*) I wrote this GT at 8a, but during the course of the day, the clouds did start to burn off a bit (it's 11:30a as I write this sentence). But screw it, I'm not changing the GT theme.

@Orel 7:43p: Crawford had he ball dropping in front of him, then basically slid on his ass while the ball shot by him and rolled to the fence for a triple by Cahill. What was annoying was if he had just kept the ball in front of him, there wouldn't have been scorage